LUBBOCK, Texas (March 2, 2025) – The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team fell down 2-0 to start the match, but rebounded to earn its second win of the season with a 4-2 victory over the Metropolitan State University of Denver on Sunday in neutral-court action in Lubbock, Texas.

Down 2-0, starting the string of four-straight singles wins for the Falcons was Paige Bott with a 6-0, 6-4 decision over Kambra Roles at No. 4 singles.

Teodora Vrucan followed with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas at No. 3 singles while Brooke Runyan tied it with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, three-set comeback win over Hanna Haber at No. 1 singles.

In the clinching match at No. 6 singles, Dinethya Dharmaratne defeated Louise Hosking 6-1, 6-4. Both of UTPB's wins so far this season have come after a clinching win by a freshman.

Earlier in the match, Vrucan and Tuva Asplund got the day started with a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
 
Results:
Doubles

• #1 – Hanna Haber/Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas (MSUD) def. Fanny Bergstrom/Paige Bott (UTPB) 6-4
• #2 – Kambra Roles/Kim Heddes (MSUD) def. Brooke Runyan/Sophia Rashid (UTPB) 6-1
• #3 – Teodora Vrucan/Tuva Asplund (UTPB) def. Monica Guarin/Louise Hosking (MSUD) 6-2

Singles

• #1 – Brooke Runyan (UTPB) def. Hanna Haber (MSUD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
• #2 – Kim Heddes (MSUD) def. Fanny Bergstrom (UTPB) 6-3, 6-2
• #3 – Teodora Vrucan (UTPB) def. Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas (MSUD) 6-3, 6-0
• #4 – Paige Bott (UTPB) def. Kambra Roles (MSUD) 6-0, 6-4
• #5 – Tuva Asplund (UTPB) vs. Monica Guarin (MSUD) 6-6, DNF
• #6 – Dinethya Dharmaratne (UTPB) def. Louise Hosking (MSUD) 6-1, 6-4

Team Records:

• UTPB improves to 2-2 on the season. The Falcons previously fell 6-1 at MSU Denver in their season opener in September 2018 (Denver, Colorado) and lost 7-0 in neutral-court action again in their season opener in September 2022 in Pueblo, Colorado.
• MSU Denver falls to 6-6 on the season after finishing 1-2 this weekend in Lubbock. The Roadrunners defeated Emporia State 4-3 on Friday before falling 5-2 against Lubbock Christian on Saturday.

 
Next Up: UTPB will have one more neutral-court match this season. It will be next Sunday, March 9, against No. 21 Southern Arkansas University in Midlothian, Texas.